Placeholder for String Parameter in Report Builder

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I am looking to set up report parameters with placeholder/initial values within the report designer in Visual Studio (VS 2019). Is this possible? It seems the 'Value' field is not editable.

Just trying to set some section titles within the report, read them back to the program when launching and allow them to be edited when generating the report.

For example, pre-naming '@Section1Title' as 'Important Section' so that when loading the report, the pre-existing value of 'Important Section' can be read, possibly edited to 'Important Daily Section', and the new parameter value is assigned when generating the actual report.

There are multiple reports, and they may have varying section titles, so trying to keep this as generic as possible to read the name, have the option to change it, and generate the report.

Thanks,

[DonWilliams · Accepted solution]

Hi D,

The runtime for VS 2010->2022 is available from here:

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Crystal+Reports%2C+Developer+for+Visual+Studio+Downloads

Install the EXE, 32 bit version, to integrate into VS, MSI's are for distribution only.

You can't use those shift characters on the upper keys on your keyboard, they are usually reserved so use a different naming convention.

Start off with my sample app, it has a drop down list box that gets all the info and should be a good starting point for you:

how-to-parameters-in-crystal-reports-for-visual-studio-net

You will need to use RAS to make changes, Clone the object, make the change and then apply the change, is how it will work.

Don